Crossing a bridge: The challenges of developing and delivering a pilot information literacy course for international students

New Library World

Volumn 107, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 302-320

  Hurley, Tina ^a   Hegarty, Nora ^a   Bolger, Jennifer ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Information literacy; Learning; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746417510     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074800610677281     Document Type: Article

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